2013

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Inauguration Open Thread

This morning President Obama and Vice President Biden were sworn in private ceremonies. The Vice President was sworn in early this morning at his residence by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, becoming the fourth woman and the first Hispanic to administer the oath to the president or vice president.

The President was sworn in at 11;55 am in the White House by Chief Justice Roberts, who we presume nailed it the first time. President Obama now ties Franklin Roosevelt in the number of times he was sworn in, four.